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    Alarm install... DIY or leave it to a pro?

    Ok, I'm relatively retarded when it comes to electronics. I THINK I could figure out an alarm myself, but rather than assume anything I figured I would ask!

    Ideally, I would want to get a fairly inexpensive pager alarm with a door unlocking function and remote start (passive clutch would come later). I'll probably get an eBay piece... Still, would an electronic dipshit like myself be alright when installing an alarm? I want it to work when and if my car gets broken into, and I don't want it to go off in the middle of the night (causing my neighbors to despise me!)


    Any suggestions on which alarms are better, both quality and price wise, would be well appreciated!






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    #2
    leave it to a pro, unless you got a really, really, really good instruction manual.
    -pax
    Seattle, WA

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      #3
      you could learn...there are wiring guides for everything online and if you buy a good pager alarm system not a cheap generic online one (like mine) you will get good directions.

      Pretty much all of the wiring is at the kick panel underneath the carpet...tap into those wires and then your done (haha...i wish)...i had my brother help me who is pretty good with wiring

      there are people here too who can help...ive gotten help from 92jr and projekakkord since they're both into that stuff and I am sure others can help

      i recommend something by DIRECTED (isn't that right?) they are the ones who make Viper and other brand alarms
      Originally posted by fizzbob7 i think the "jdm everything" craze is funny........it's the same thing, a fad.......and an overpriced one at that
      Originally posted by uncle_el believe it or not, this forum is not about you or your post count. it's about providing relevant information and exchanging it with one another, in order to help build a community. if you don't like that, please leave.

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        #4
        It's a 50/50 IMO, if you are good at wireing like everyone said, its not too big of a problem, alot of it is plug and play, crimp and screw,

        my 690VX was installed pro, and they zip tied my shock sensor to a wire harness, so when someone hit my car and the alarm did not go off, i realized that they rushed the job, but as long as you wire ok, mount your antenna well, and find a good location for the control module, you should be in pretty good shape.

        Jesse

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          #5
          Mike, MSG me on AOL

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            #6
            like ensjesse said you will find things like zip tied shocks sensor even when you go to a a pro... just like your engine stuff you do if you want it done right do it yourself...i mean do you want a jumble of wires under your dash and not know what they are doing?
            Originally posted by fizzbob7 i think the "jdm everything" craze is funny........it's the same thing, a fad.......and an overpriced one at that
            Originally posted by uncle_el believe it or not, this forum is not about you or your post count. it's about providing relevant information and exchanging it with one another, in order to help build a community. if you don't like that, please leave.

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              #7
              You can do it but

              Must have the time and the hardware and a really good manual to DIY, and to noy burn the main brain of the alarm, read carefully.
              Razer.-


              Rev rev rev

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                #8
                Installed my alarm on took 45 min but it was a long 45 min if u good with electronics then go for it

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                  #9
                  Installed my alarm on took 45 min but it was a long 45 min if u good with electronics then go for it

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                    #10
                    Installed my alarm on took 45 min but it was a long 45 min if u good with electronics then go for it

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                      Originally posted by Ensjesse
                      It's a 50/50 IMO, if you are good at wireing like everyone said, its not too big of a problem, alot of it is plug and play, crimp and screw,

                      my 690VX was installed pro, and they zip tied my shock sensor to a wire harness, so when someone hit my car and the alarm did not go off,

                      Jesse
                      Ziptie-ing the shock sensor to a wire harness is a perfectly acceptable procedure. I worked at a sound/security shop for over 6 years, and as a salesperson and then the sales manager, I tested/demoed probably several THOUSAND vehicles with alarm systems with shock sensors mounted this way, and it works just fine (on DEI, Audiovox, and Designtech equipment anyway). If you mount the sensor with a screw to solid metal, it doesn't work any better (on certain cars it can have lower sensitivity) than zipping it to a wire harness. It just takes longer to install it that way.

                      Making sure the shock works correctly is about setting the sensitivity appropriately, and you may not agree with what your installer decided was an appropriate level. That would be a good reason to install an alarm yourself - the ability and knowledge to service it or adjust it.

                      Installing an alarm on a Honda is not hard, but if you've never done it before, can barely install a head unit, are unfamiliar with wiring relays, and you don't even have a multi-meter, I probably wouldn't try it without help.

                      But if you can test for power and ground, run wires, crimp wires effectively or solder, print up the wire colors/locations for your car from somewhere online, and follow a diagram to wire up a door lock or starter interrupt relay, you can do it. It just might just take you all day (or a whole weekend), while a pro who has done several hundred alarms in his career could have it done in about 2-3 hours, especially on an "easy" car like a Honda.

                      Speaking of which 91ACCORDSIR, if you can install an alarm with power door lock control, LED mounted somewhere decent, starter disable, hood pin (diode-isolated of course), door triggers, trunk trigger, parking light output, dome light supervision, a siren in the engine compartment, mount the valet switch somewhere hidden yet easily accessable, test and adjust the shock, and completely reassemble the underdash in 45 MINUTES, you are either the world's fastest installer, or completely full of shit.

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